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DC-X at sea with naval application
A PROPOSED naval variant of the McDonnell Douglas DC-X single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle is being considered by the US defence contractor. The Space Sortie Vehicle could be used to rapidly deploy or act in concert with space-based sensors and communications. Source: Flight International
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Saab restructures military aircraft into four divisions
SAAB IS DIVIDING its Saab Military Aircraft division into four new units from the beginning of 1997. The divisions will be dedicated to the JAS39 Gripen; the handling of resales, retrofits, and upgrades of older aircraft; research and development; and joint programmes. Some work from Saab ...
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Aerospatiale restrucuring pays half-year dividend
IN SPITE OF decreased Airbus deliveries during the period, the initial results of its restructuring programme have left Aerospatiale with its first half-yearly profits since 1991. Orders for the first six months stood at Fr23.3 billion ($4.5 billion) against Fr20.4 billion for the same period in 1995 and ...
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Australia and New Zealand
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS AUSTRALIA AND New Zealand have endorsed a deal creating a single aviation market (SAM), effective from 1 November. The move came 24h after aviation regulators of both nations sanctioned the A$475 million ($377 million) acquisition by Air New Zealand of a 50% stake in Ansett Holdings. ...
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World record
Ron Bower and John Williams, flying a Bell 430, have set a round-the-world helicopter speed record - and the first for a westbound flight - of just over 17 days, breaking the existing record by seven days. The plan was to complete the flight from the UK's Fairoaks Airport in ...
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Singapore support
The US Department of Defense intends to provide Singapore with $500 million-worth of logistics support for four Boeing KC-135As being modernised into the KC-135R tanker configuration. It says that Singapore needs this logistics support to ensure that the KC-135R tanker programme announced in April will provide Lockheed Martin F-16 in-flight ...
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Pentrating warhead
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the US Air Force to develop and demonstrate a dense-metal-case-penetrating warhead. It was awarded a contract potentially worth $5.5 million to improve the ability of warheads to defeat fortified hard targets. The contract includes an option for a flight test. The firm is also ...
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JPATS pilots
Two US military pilots - one Air Force and one Navy - have completed training and will participate in qualification, test and evaluation of the Raytheon Beech/Pilatus PC-9 MkII trainer under development for the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS). Source: Flight International
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FBO purchase
Mercury Air Group has completed the $8.25 million purchase of five fixed-based operators (FBOs) from Raytheon Aircraft Services. Former Raytheon FBOs in Ontario, California; Atlanta, Georgia; and Corpus Cristi and Dallas, Texas, join five existing Mercury Air Centers in California and Nevada. Negotiations continue on Mercury's planned acqusition of a ...
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Beechjet upgrade
Raytheon Aircraft, has delivered the first Beechjet 400A business jet, with a new interior, which offers increased usable space and reduced noise and vibration. The aircraft belongs to US home-electronics retailer, Best Buy, but is being used as a company demonstrator until the end of 1996. Source: Flight ...
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Lufthansa India
Lufthansa has received formal approval from the Indian civil aviation authority for its "Lufthansa Cargo India" division to begin operations. The carrier, which will operate as Hinduja Cargo Services, is a joint venture, owned 60% by UK-based Hinduja Group, with the remaining 40% held by Lufthansa Cargo. Based in New ...
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FedEx fire
Fire extensively damaged a FedEx McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on 5 September en route from Memphis to Boston. The aircraft was diverted to Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York after smoke was detected. The crew was unharmed. A US National Transportation Safety Board investigation has begun. Source: Flight International
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Romanian maintenance
US-based C-S Aviation Services and Romaero have signed an agreement to form a joint-venture maintenance company for operators in Europe. C-S Romaero will be based in Bucharest, Romania, and will offer heavy-maintenance services for narrowbodies, including the Airbus A320, Boeing 727 and 737 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and MD-80. ...
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Step forward
Virginia-based CTASpace Systems has delivered to TRW the spacecraft bus for the US Air Force Space Test Experiment Platform (STEP) Mission 4. The 155kg spacecraft is the fifth (the first was designated 0) in the STEP programme. Source: Flight International
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Digital control
United Technologies' Hamilton Standard has developed a digital rocket-engine controller (DEREC) for the Pratt & Whitney RL-10E-1 cryogenic engines of the Centaur upper stage used on the Atlas launcher, as part of a US Air Force Atlas reliability-enhancement programme. Source: Flight International
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Russian U-turn
Russia will discontinue the use of the uprated Soyuz U2 booster for launches of manned Soyuz TM and other craft into low-Earth orbit, and revert to the sole use of the Soyuz U, because of budget difficulties. The Soyuz U2 had more redundant systems and used a more expensive synthetic ...
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Czech accord
An open-skies accord has been signed by the Czech Republic, and the USA. The agreement provides US airlines with new route rights and limited third-country codeshares beginning in September 1997. Source: Flight International
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Connection closes
GP Express, the Continental Connection carrier which had hubs in Denver and Greensboro, has now ceased operations following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection filing earlier this year. The regional, which began codesharing operations with Continental Airlines in 1994, operated a fleet of Beech 99s and 1900s. Source: ...
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328 orders
Air Engiadina has placed an order with Fairchild Dornier for a fifth Dornier 328. The aircraft is scheduled for delivery on 25 October. In total, there are 98 firm orders for the 328, with 62 options, and over 60 aircraft have been delivered. Source: Flight ...
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Egyptair converts
Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus has received a contract from Egyptair for the conversion of two Airbus A300B4s to freighter configuration. The freighters, which will have a payload capability of 40,000kg, will be flown on the airline's planned cargo routes in Africa, in Europe and the Middle East. ...